Have you ever read a book and thought, Man, thats such a typical character? Well, Charles Dickens liked to use the same character types in most of his novels. For instance, Lucie in A Tale of Two Cities was typical of Estella of Great Expectations. And its A Tale of Two Cities that directs attention to this essay, and three main characters that Charles Dickens patterns most of his characters after: Madame Defarge as the evil, revengeful one; Miss Pross as the commanding, yet loving one; and Lucie
Manette as the beautiful, typical heroine. In this novel, Madame Defarge plays a woman that is tired of being pushed around by the French aristocrats of that time period. She, unlike her husband is very impatient for bloodshed and war. She is relentless on her quest for revenge. On page 345, she tells her husband and the Vengeance, Then tell wind and fire where to stopbut dont tell me. Shes very commanding in the Revolution, and will stop at nothing to get what she wants, no matter whos in her way.
Miss Pross is a vivid character, described as a wild looking woman observed to be all of a red color, and to have red hair, and to be dressed in some extraordinary tight-fitting fashion. Shes loud and bold and can be spotted in a large crowd. Shes overly protective of Lucie Manette, whom she calls her ladybird. Because of her unselfish love and devotion to Lucie, she never really approves of Lucies suitors and doesnt trust anyone around Lucie.
And last but not least, Lucie Manette. She is the epitome of perfection, and of beauty and grace. She always had suitors until she married Charles Darnay, such as Sidney Carton, Mr. Stryver, and many others. Shes the perfect wife, she never tires, and shes very loyal to everyone, especially her father, Dr. Manette. When Charles was thrown into prison, she stood outside the prison window from two till four just in case he was allowed to look out it.
